My uncle is Inzaghi.

Chapter 82 Undercurrents at the Bernabeu

Li Mo didn't know how much encouragement his words could have on his teammates.

But at Real Madrid’s training ground.

Real Madrid's stars are also talking about Arsenal. To be precise, they are talking about Li Mo.

"This kid is really good. He ranks first in the Premier League and Champions League Golden Boots."

"Have you heard that it's not just Mourinho who plans to take him? Lafayette also hopes to bring him to the Bernabeu."

The one who was speaking was the German Khedira.

Mourinho tried to use Las Diarra or Essien to play as a double defensive midfielder with Xavi Alonso in Real Madrid.

The results were not very good.

In the end, Khedira was chosen. Although Khedira had a nickname of moving forward, perhaps it was because of this that Xabi Alonso had to control his impulse to move forward and stay honest from behind. Really control the team's offensive rhythm.

Heard Khedira say this.

Everyone's eyes turned to Benzema and Higuain.

really.

Upon hearing this.

The two Real Madrid centers immediately turned three-fifths of their faces dark.

"I just made it into the group stage!"

Cristiano Ronaldo said very unhappy.

He is a very competitive person - he especially cares about his ranking on the scorer's list.

Being overpowered by Messi in the previous two seasons has already made him very unhappy. This season, Li Mo suddenly appeared.

Oh, it's not just Li Mo.

And Dortmund’s Lewandowski.

After six group matches, Li Mo scored seven goals and ranked first in the Champions League scorer list.

The second ranked player is not Cristiano Ronaldo, but Lewandowski and Messi.

They both scored six, tied for second.

Ronaldo scored five goals and could only be ranked fourth.

The majestic Horsehead, one of the top two superstars in the world.

He was actually upstaged by a seventeen-year-old young man.

Not just unhappy, just downright unhappy.

not to mention.

Cristiano Ronaldo knows very well that if Li Mo really comes to Real Madrid and the head coach is Mourinho.

On the surface, Li Mo replaced Benzema or Higuain.

But in fact.

Li Mo is a terminator and a scorer - he replaces Ronaldo's tactical position!

Which is tolerable and which is unbearable belongs to yes.

Mourinho certainly knows that after the failure to introduce Li Mo in the winter window, his relationship with Real Madrid players became even more tense.

But Mourinho is not worried about this. If he wanted to please Real Madrid players, he would not publicly say that he would bring Li Mo to the Bernabeu.

At this moment, Mourinho is still the madman who thinks God is boss and I am second.

In the conference room.

Mourinho showed the Real Madrid players a video edited by the coaching staff's video analyst.

These are some of Li Mo's offensive videos.

Not all of them scored, and some didn't, but combined with the video, everyone can clearly see Li Mo's characteristics.

"The focus of our defense in this game is to defend against him!"

Mourinho spoke.

"The first leg is very important. We are playing at home, so we must win at home as much as possible, and preferably a big win!"

His words trailed off.

But it was clear that his players seemed a little distracted by Mourinho's words.

The war with Casillas came to an end temporarily because Casillas was kicked in the arm by Arbeloa during training - Casillas will be absent for at least two months.

Therefore, Casillas did not participate in the tactical meeting before this Champions League game.

But this does not mean that Mourinho has won.

Among the fans, the Madrid media.

Casillas has an overwhelming advantage over Mourinho.

In Casillas' own words: "I don't know who the coach of the team will be next season, but I will definitely stay in the team. I have been here since I was 9 years old. My future is in Real Madrid. This is The club of my life.”

therefore.

Most players believe that Mourinho has no chance of winning this war - not to mention that he has now strained his relationship with Ronaldo.

"Of course, of course, of course I know the first leg is important, does anyone think it's not important?"

Cristiano Ronaldo said.

There was a hint of impatience in his tone.

This made Mourinho frown.

"呲"

This sound was made by Higuain.

Although the media said that Real Madrid intends to use Benzema and Arsenal to complete the player exchange.

But Real Madrid players all know that the relationship between Higuain and Mourinho is still quite tense, and it is more likely that Higuain will leave.

At least now Higuain has completely become Benzema's substitute.

"I imagine you have all been affected by the transfer rumours."

Mourinho sat in the office chair with a smile on his face.

This is Mourinho's signature smile.

With a bit of joking and cynicism.

This means Mourinho is starting to fight again.

"Yes, I plan to bring him to Real Madrid because I think he is the next best center in the world!"

Mourinho leaned forward, looked at his forwards, and grinned: "He is better than every one of you!"

Quiet.

You can hear a pin drop.

The entire conference room seemed to be frozen.

Everyone looked at Mourinho blankly.

He's crazy?

This sentence is swirling in everyone's mind.

Coentrao, who was less timid, shivered all over.

He looked at the big guys who were doing it.

Ronaldo looked angry.

Ramos looked surprised.

Xavi Alonso frowned.

Everyone was stunned by Mourinho.

Mourinho was delighted with the reaction of his players.

This is the effect he wants.

"Karim, do you think you are better than him?"

Mourinho looked at Benzema.

Benzema looked confused.

Hey Hey hey.

what happened?

I didn't take the initiative to provoke you.

The weird one is Cristiano Ronaldo.

It was Higuain who made the "呲" sound.

I haven't done anything.

Aren't you bullying honest people? !

Benzema was furious, his eyes widened, and he stared at Mourinho and said: "I am much better than him."

"Prove it to me!"

Mourinho suddenly raised his voice.

"Prove to me that you are better than him, prove to me that you are better than that damn Arsenal, much better!!"

He stretched out a finger: "Championship of the Champions League! Do you know what it means?"

"This is the only championship we have a chance to compete for this season!"       "I want to win this damn championship, who doesn't want to in the future?"

Who doesn't want to?

Even though Real Madrid players have conflicts of one kind or another with Mourinho.

But in this case, their goals are the same.

The league is more than ten points behind Barcelona, ​​which makes these superstars lose face.

People say that as long as Real Madrid plays normally, it is impossible for them to lose.

In this case, it is both a compliment and a pressure on Real Madrid.

As long as they perform poorly, it must be their fault, it must be their unwillingness to play well, so there will definitely be fans waving white handkerchiefs and intensive boos in the Bernabeu stands to protest the dissatisfaction of the fans.

The Bernabeu is probably the stadium that boos its home team the most.

"I can guarantee that if you face Arsenal with this mentality, you will definitely lose."

In the conference room, the expressions of the Real Madrid generals became serious.

The only thing that can save their season is the Champions League - in fact, even Cassie has had a truce with Mourinho during this period.

Because the Spanish gang has reached a tacit understanding with Mourinho. Regardless of whether Mourinho is the head coach of Real Madrid next season, they must go all out in the Champions League this season!

Ramos stood up: "The boss is right, Arsenal is not a weak team, they are the second team in the Premier League standings, we must pay enough attention to them! If we cannot determine in the first round If we have the lead, then in the second round and on the road, it will be hard to say!”

Without Casillas, Ramos is the boss of the Spanish gang.

For him to stand up and express his opinion basically means that the Spanish gang will not cause trouble on such a big issue as the Champions League.

"No matter what, we have to win!"

Cristiano Ronaldo said loudly.

The number one star also stood up and spoke.

"Guys, we cannot take it lightly. We have no reason to be afraid of any team at home, but we cannot be arrogant and underestimate our opponents. Respecting our opponents is our consistent purpose."

Xavi Alonso also expressed his stance.

Although Xabi Alonso is Spanish, he is not close to Cassie and Ramos. He is the type of person in the Real Madrid locker room who does not want to form cliques and just wants to play football well.

And because he is the metronome of Real Madrid's midfield, his status in the locker room is quite high.

The three big guys all came out to speak.

Real Madrid's internal thinking is unified.

Regardless of any conflicts between them.

The common goal for everyone is to continue to advance in the Champions League.

Until the finals.

Game day arrives.

On this day, there was a lot of decoration around the Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid and Champions League flags hang from street lamps on either side of the road.

There are various billboards with large photos of Real Madrid stars everywhere along the way.

Arsenal's bus slowly drove towards the Bernabeu Stadium.

What I saw along the way was the scene of Real Madrid fans walking towards the stadium.

The atmosphere of the Champions League is coming.

“There are so many people”

Someone on the bus sighed.

Of course there are more people at the Santiago Bernabeu.

This is a large stadium that can accommodate more than 80,000 people.

But when the Arsenal players come out to warm up.

Li Mo found that although the stadium was almost full.

But it doesn't seem as restless as a normal stadium.

Many Real Madrid fans were sitting in their seats, not as excited as fans before the big game.

"It seems a little quiet here."

While Li Mo was warming up, he chatted with Cazorla next to him.

"Because they are nobles."

Cazorla pouted and said.

"Well, the team is aristocratic, so the fans are more aristocratic, right?"

Li Mo shook his head, a little confused.

Even at the Emirates Stadium, which is criticized for being "quiet".

When the players from both sides came out to warm up.

It also wants to give the away team a show of strength.

Screams, cheers, boos, all kinds of songs, flags, posters, etc. will all be displayed at this time.

but now.

Real Madrid fans just wore scarves and sat in their seats.

The stadium with more than 80,000 people gave people a feeling of "just that" - if Li Mo had experienced a truly top-level battle like the Spanish El Clasico, he probably would not have said this.

"Because they feel that Arsenal cannot be a rival to Real Madrid."

Cazorla said that as a Spaniard, he still knows the arrogance of Real Madrid fans.

"Oh?"

Li Mo looked towards the stands.

"Concentrate on warming up!"

Assistant coach Bald yelled.

Players from both sides finished their warm-up and returned to the locker room.

In the visiting team's locker room.

Wenger is already ready for the last mobilization before the game.

"Many people say Real Madrid are very strong, especially at their home stadium."

Wenger said.

He won't talk about tactical arrangements at this time - if a team wants the head coach to detail the tactics before the game starts, then the game will probably be a disaster.

Tactical stuff starts from the time the team starts preparing for the entire game, and the players have been familiar with every detail through daily training.

There is no need for the head coach to continue talking about tactics now.

What Wenger has to do is to give the players a shot of blood before the game.

"Look, this is the local newspaper in Madrid these days."

Wenger raised a stack of newspapers.

"What does it say mostly?"

Wenger spread out his first copy of Marca.

"Everything is for the Champions League, Real Madrid is united as never before!"

Then he opened another newspaper, Aspen.

"Mourinho reconciles with the locker room, Real Madrid aims for the Champions League!"

Other newspapers are basically the same.

"Look, they are all emphasizing one word: unity!"

"Why? Because they feel that as long as there is no civil unrest in the Real Madrid locker room and as long as their players take the game seriously, defeating us is just a matter of course!"

Wenger's voice was calm.

But these words made Arsenal's players clenched their fists.

They all know Real Madrid are arrogant, both their players and their fans.

But when they were in it, they became the object of Real Madrid's despise.

No one is comfortable with this kind of arrogance.

"What's more, the more they emphasize unity, the more it proves that there is a problem in their locker room, and it is a very serious problem."

Wenger put down the newspaper in his hand and smiled.

He always believed that Mourinho's character flaws would put Mourinho, a once talented coach, in trouble.

Especially in a club with so many superstars like Real Madrid.

It is absolutely impossible for Mourinho to establish an iron-fisted rule.

"What we have to do is to create difficulties for them as much as possible. As long as there is a difficult situation, problems in their locker room will appear on the court, and they will fall apart amid mutual accusations!"

(End of this chapter)